creep

動詞

1. 1

   悄悄移動、潛行

   She crept downstairs so she wouldn't wake the whole house.

   她悄悄下樓，免得吵醒全家人。

2. 2

   爬、匍匐

   The baby crept across the carpet toward the shiny toy.

   寶寶在地毯上爬向那個亮亮的玩具。

3. 3

   蔓延、攀爬指植物

   Ivy has crept up the entire side of the old house.

   常春藤已經爬滿了那棟老房子的整面牆。

4. 4

   逐漸上升、慢慢增加

   Rents have crept up steadily over the past two years.

   過去兩年租金一直在慢慢往上漲。

5. 5

   悄悄出現、漸漸滲入

   Small mistakes began to creep into his work after midnight.

   午夜過後，他的工作開始出現一些小錯誤。

名詞

1. 1

   討厭的傢伙、噁心的人、變態口語，貶義

   Some creep kept following her home from the station.

   有個噁心的傢伙一路從車站跟著她回家。

2. 2

   毛骨悚然、發毛常用複數

   That abandoned hospital really gives me the creeps.

   那間廢棄的醫院真的讓我毛骨悚然。

3. 3

   漸增、擴張多用於商業或工程

   Scope creep delayed the entire project by several months.

   專案範圍不斷擴張，導致整個專案延誤了好幾個月。

片語動詞

1. 1

   使人發毛、使人渾身不舒服口語

   The way he stares at strangers really creeps me out.

   他那樣盯著陌生人看，真的讓我渾身不舒服。

2. 2

   悄悄接近、不知不覺到來

   Deadlines always creep up on me at the end of term.

   期末的截止日總是不知不覺就到了。

相關片語

• creep out
• give the creeps